guns

Opinion

Permitless carry one step closer to passing

I will continue to carry a handgun and will do so legally whatever that requirement may be.

Beth Chapman

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February 28, 2022

Opinion

Alabama lawmakers want to make the gun problem worse

GOP policies have flooded the streets with weapons, leading to rising gun violence rates. Now they want to make it worse.

Josh Moon

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January 6, 2022

Alabama man pleads guilty to weapons, molotov cocktails charges connected to Jan. 6 attack

Lonnie Coffman, 71, is to be sentenced on April 1 and faces up to nearly four years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines.

Eddie Burkhalter

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November 12, 2021

Committee approves permitless carry, ban on enforcing federal guns laws

The Alabama Sheriffs Association opposes both bills, arguing they put law enforcement and the public at greater risk from gun violence.

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 27, 2021

Gun violence costs more per person in Alabama than almost every other state, study says

States with the strictest gun safety regulations incur the lowest short-term and long-term costs associated with gun violence, researchers found.

Micah Danney

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February 22, 2021

Gunmaker Kimber is moving its corporate headquarters to Alabama

Kimber is now announcing that they plan to move their corporate headquarters to Troy.

Brandon Moseley

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November 8, 2020

Talladega voters to consider stand your ground, ban on sewage as a fertilizer

One would extend stand your ground principles to any church in Talladega County. The second would ban sewage from being used as a fertilizer in the county.

Brandon Moseley

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November 3, 2020

Activists push for community-led gun violence prevention in an Alabama city

Birmingham has one of the country’s highest rates of fatal shootings. The defund movement has reinvigorated grassroots efforts to drive down violence.

Chip Brownlee

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July 29, 2020

House passes bill allowing veterans, active-duty military to get free pistol permits

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would allow active-duty military and veterans who received an honorable discharge to pay nothing when they apply for a concealed carry permit House Bill 208 is sponsored by State Representative David Standridge, R-Hayden. Under existing Alabama law, it is a misdemeanor to carry a handgun concealed … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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February 28, 2020